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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
The Best UK Show in a DECADE!!
By Vlitch Godunov
I went into ‘Monroe’ knowing only two (2) things: the first was that it was a British TV show of six (6) episodes set in a hospital, and secondly that it starred the brilliant James Nesbitt (‘Murphy’s Law’). But, after just ONE episode, what I quickly learnt was that ‘Monroe’ is easily the best TV show I have watched – either side of the Pond – in the past DECADE!Honestly, it has everything a compelling TV show should and still manages to maintain a healthy balance between medical proceedures, sarcasam, tense moments, supposed lost causes, jokes, and even romance! It drives at the heart of brain surgery and heart proceedures full on, graphically most times (so beware if you intend on eating whilst this show is on!), and yet mixes personal lives, reality-based-problems, and sexual tension with equal bouts of intrigue.Coming across as a lighter-hearted version of an overly-dark, depressing ‘House,’ this UK show chock full of high-risk medical emergencies – usually two an episode, one for Monroe re: brain and one for the heart surgeon Dr. Jenny Bremner (Sarah Parish – ‘The Pillars of the Earth’) – is fast-paced, slick, spot on with regard the feelings shown by all patients concerned, and never once tries to be something it’s not ie: ‘House’!In the opening episode, we learn that Monroe (Nesbitt) lost his own teenage daughter to a brain surgery a few years back, and that once his teenage son finally leaves the house for University, that his wife follows suit – given that Monroe had had an affair around the time of their daughters death. All this and Monroe still manages to perform his medical duties to 100% perfection.In ‘Monroe,’ as the cases are brought to the surgeon’s attention we the audience get a quick flashback sequence of how it all came to be the for patient. Also, whereever the people are in the hospital, a quick flash of some hospital informational mile marker is shown to us to bring us up to speed. Also, unlike ‘House,’ this show was actually filmed in a real, old building, which makes it all seem and feel so much more real, so much more believeable. Indeed, the production was based in the old Leeds Girls’ High School in Headingley!And so through the episodes, as noted above, we get a brain surgery case each time along with a heart proceedure. Or, in the case of the fifth episode, one of each on the same woman – hours apart – and actually one of Monroe’s more aspiring interns! We also have a heart-wrenching heart proceedure on an old lady that doesn’t end as well for all concerned, and in-house affairs that you can say the very same thing about!Monroe is a gambler – poker and the horses – has a fling with a foreign coffee server at the hospital, has to rebuild his relationship with his son after the break-up of his marriage; and try and become civil with his wife for the son’s sake! Oh, and doesn’t seem to get any sleep at all! Throughout the entire first season, anything that can go personally wrong does, but at the same time the balance is perfect that anything that can go right (on the operating tables), for the most part, does.In the final episode, the sixth, Monroe’s house is empty, he is spending more time in his daughter’s left-as-it-was bedroom, and his best (only) mate Shepherd (Tom Riley) is talking of leaving the hospital. Add to that a case that comes in on a 13 year-old girl caught up in a car accident that leaves her, basically, dead, it all comes full circle for Monroe. This episode WILL bring tears to your eyes, be forewarned!And luckily for me, and all those others that WILL fall in love with the show, as the show broadcast on ITV (UK) to strong ratings a second series was commissioned in July 2011 and will begin production this year! Yay!!Russell A. TrunkExclusiveMagazine.com

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
very well done medical show from UK
By carol irvin
Dr. Gabriel Monroe (James Nesbitt) is a neurosurgical doctor who is as arrogant as you might expect holding such a position. He is excellent at his job and as you might expect, much less successful on the home front. He has a falling apart marriage teetering on divorce, with the wife separated, and a very up and down relationship with his teenager. Trying to find someone new, it goes well at first for him but then flounders over the same issues. Whereas he flounders on the personal front, he brilliantly succeeds in the operating room. Naturally he has other doctors under him and another surgeon with whom he battles constantly. This all makes for a very good show.I have watched all seasons of HOUSE MD yet find it hard to compare the two shows. One big difference is that this character is a surgeon in the UK whereas House is an internist in America. This makes for bigger differences than one might at first think. An internist is centered on diagnosis whereas a surgeon is centered on going in and cutting out the killing element. And Monroe is centered on cutting open the brain. So their cases are very different as are their jobs. Monroe is also not as cynical and jaded as House plus wouldn’t dream of taking addictive drugs as they might interfere with his surgical performance. So it is best to take this show on its own merits, which are considerable.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
More good Doc Drama from the BRITs.
By Harold Wolf
Blunt Dr. Monroe (James Nesbitt, Murphy’s Law) neurosurgeon heavy on brain, smarty humor, who cares for patients almost as much as he does for himself. But he’s nasty to colleagues. He reminds me of Doc Martin clashing ways, mind of his own, but thrives on blood, unlike Doc Martin (Martin Clunes). That’s a must view renewed series. Monroe is good too, expect a long run. Hospital staff wither when facing Monroe. Problems for him at home too. Home and work families are not Monroe’s strong points. Dark humor, medical drama, even goose bumps along with IVs. Regular cast: Sarah Parish (The Pillars of the Earth) as Jenny; Susan Lynch (Elizabeth: the Golden Age) as Anna Monroe, Anesthesiologist Shepherd (Tom Riley).SDH SUBTITLES on 6 episodes, about 46 min ea.____1 St. Matthew’s Hospital, Leeds, Northern England. Exterior hospital building and street scenes are3 glorious. Heart surgeon Jenny Bremner stands up Monroe. A brain tumor, mild but lethal, complicated by a heart issue. A battle of Docs. A bit of Monroe’s past revealed as well as wife Anna surprise announcement. Jr. nero-surg Springer (Luke Allen-Gale) gets blunt treatment.____2 Teen bros with gunshot wounds. Monroe asks why. One boy each is patient to the opposing surgeons Monroe & Bremner. Separated parents at odds throughout. Monroe’s son Nick tries patching parents riff until he gets the whole story____3 Monroe pressured to unnecessary operation on ex-soldier. Bremner surprises by operating on an old patient with uncertain outcome. Normal doc rivals join in mental struggles. Someone takes note of a sexy biochemist serving coffee (Carolin Stoltz, eps 3-5)____4 Epileptic fits bring holy visions. Will the patient opt for the brain cure? A hospital staff relationship gets two docs on the gossip circle. Bremner’s Down’s youth and lady loving collapsed lung patient tax her limits. Game aps to the rescue? Monroe proves to be a lover loser X2. Relationships outside hospital walls are hot to rocky, with periods of extreme cold____5 Fortune (Manjinder Virk) brain team gets emergency aneurysm work. Then…”What heart operation?” and the doc conflict is robust. There is more than one romantic tryst in jeopardy and even Nick tries his hand at a fix. Tatiana brews her last. Mullbery (Andrew Gower) heart team, shows unexpected concern for a brain patient.____6 Staff shakeup–is Shepherd out? Trainees face assessment. Monroe too, but not on a professional level. Bremner and Shepherd discuss, or was it cuss, futures. Lover’s grief hastens an ultimate end. And of course, not all hospital opps are successful. Child on life support, but who supports the doctor.Bottom line: I loved it. My wife did too. I like Nesbitt even better as a fiesty Dr. than bugger cop. My first good experience with Nesbitt was Murphy’s Law Complete Collection .

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